Identifying Ways Forward within Higher Education in Iraq
IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 Current events in Iraq have made it more challenging than usual to build partnerships with Iraqi universities or recruit Iraqi students. The conflict caused by Da’esh (also known as ISIS
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Partnership Opportunities for U.S. and Iraqi Universities
IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 As Iraq continues to grapple with instability, higher education has a growing strategic role to play in stabilizing and promoting the recovery of civil society, economic growth, and national security
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The Education System in Iraq: An Overview
IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 After being the center of the “Islamic Golden Age” in the ninth century, Baghdad and the area that is the modern state of Iraq came under the control of various
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The Educational System of Syria: An Overview
IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 Syria is a Middle Eastern country that borders Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon, and has a population of roughly 17 million people. For much of its history, beginning with
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IEM Spotlight - August 2016
In 2016, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that 65.3 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes, the most in its recorded history. Horrendous acts of violence unfolding in Iraq and Syria have forced 3.4 million Iraqis and 4.9 million Syrians to seek
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DACA and Study Abroad
With President Obama’s executive action permitting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to the United States, more and more DACA-mented students wish to study abroad. Make sure you’re ready to have respectful, helpful conversations with these students about both the benefits and the
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Educational System of Scotland
IEM Spotlight, Vol. 13, Issue 1 - May 2016 Typically, Scottish students attend seven years of primary and six years of secondary education, leading to the Scottish “Highers” qualification required for admission to most higher education institutions in Scotland. The majority of students complete a
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Educational System of the United Kingdom
IEM SPOTLIGHT NEWSLETTER, VOL. 13, ISSUE 1 - May 2016 The UK education systems are managed at a regional level by the individual countries that make up the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland). This article focuses on
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Redesigning an Institutional Office Website for an International Audience
IEM SPOTLIGHT NEWSLETTER, VOL. 13, ISSUE 1 - May 2016 We are preparing to launch a new graduate admission website for my university. My team and I have all worked hard to put it together and are excited for its
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The United Kingdom Becomes the Number One European Sender of Students to U.S. Universities
IEM SPOTLIGHT NEWSLETTER, VOL. 13, ISSUE 1 - May 2016 In November 2015, the Institute of International Education’s Open Doors report revealed that a record 10,743 British students were enrolled at U.S. universities in 2014–15. Undergraduate study is the driving
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